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Title:Environmental appraisal of Derwentwater low water levels : Volume 1 : hydrological and geological studyAuthor: Environment AgencyDocument Type: MonographAbstract:RKL-Arup have been appointed by the Environment Agency and the Lake District National Park Authority, to undertake an environmental appraisal of Derwentwater Low Water Levels. The National Park Authority produced a management plan for the lake in 1996. Public
consultation for this management plan indicated that the low minimum lake level experienced in 1995 was a cause for concern for the lake users. The Lake District National Park Authority and the Environment Agency therefore commissioned this study to determine if the minimum lake level in Derwentwater was descreasing. The study was also to provide options to manage the minimum lake level and to undertake an environmental appraisal of these options. Studies were undertaken to determine how the ecology, recreational use of the lake, archaeology, agriculture, and landscape would be affected by changes to the minimum lake level. This Environmental Appraisal was undertaken by RKL-Arup working in association with the Institute of Freshwater Ecology and the Smeeden Foreman Partnership. The study has been reported in three volumes: Volume 1 - Hydrological and Geological Study; Volume 2 - Ecological Appraisal; Volume 3 - Management Options. This report is the Volume 1.Publisher: Environment AgencyPublication Date: 1999Publication Place: LeedsSubject Keywords:Lakes; Water levels; Low water; Hydrology; Geology; Management; Plans; National parksGeographic Keywords:EA North West; Cumbria; DerwentwaterExtent: 21; + references, figures and appendicesPermalink:http://www.environmentdata.org/archive/ealit:2110Total file downloads: 0